GLOUCESTER -- Black, acrid smoke suddenly billowed from below the deck of John Sanfilippo's fishing boat, 12 miles from shore. Alone on the sinking Giovanna, he struggled into a flotation suit as flames licked his face. Sanfilippo said a silent prayer and jumped into the frigid Atlantic. (Full article: 1153 words)
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